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KJHW · Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KJHW FAA JHW Elev 1,723 ft Lat 42° 9.25' N Lon 79° 15.24' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,300 ft. Max gradient: 0.36%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 059° 5,300 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
25 239° 5,300 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
13 119° 4,499 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.36%
31 299° 4,499 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.36%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.425
  • A/D ERIE APP/DEP 126.050
  • RDO BUFFALO RDO 114.700
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 18 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 25; REIL Rwy 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and Rwy 31; VASI Rwy 07; HIRL Rwy 07–25; MIRL Rwy 13–31 and twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 25; REIL Rwy 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and Rwy 31; VASI Rwy 07; HIRL Rwy 07–25; MIRL Rwy 13–31 and twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 25; REIL Rwy 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and Rwy 31; VASI Rwy 07; HIRL Rwy 07–25; MIRL Rwy 13–31 and twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 25; REIL Rwy 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and Rwy 31; VASI Rwy 07; HIRL Rwy 07–25; MIRL Rwy 13–31 and twy lgts—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer and birds on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·212 NEW YORK JAMESTOWN CHAUTAUQUA CO/JAMESTOWN (JHW)(KJHW) 3 N UTC–5(–4DT) N42º09.20´ W79º15.48´ 1723 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE JHW MON Airport RWY 07–25: H5300X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–57, D–95, 2D–125 PCR 250 F/B/W/T HIRL RWY 07: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·RWY 13–31: H4499X100 (ASPH) S–31, D–56 PCR 148 F/C/W/T MIRL 0.4% up NW RWY 13: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·RWY 07: TORA–5300 TODA–5300 ASDA–5300 LDA–5300 RWY 13: TORA–4499 TODA–4499 ASDA–4499 LDA–4499 RWY 25: TORA–5300 TODA–5300 ASDA–5300 LDA–5300 RWY 31: TORA–4499 TODA–4499 ASDA–4499 LDA–4499
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1100–1930Z‡.
  • ·Attendance hrs and svcs avbl are subject to change, call arpt manager at 716–484–0204 to confirm.
  • ·Rwy/twy conditions not monitored outside normal attendance hrs.
  • ·Snow removal ops avbl during normal attendance hours; snow removal may be limited on holidays and weekends. 24 hr PPR for air carrier ops with more than 9 PAX seats.
  • ·Ctc arpt manager at 716–484–0204.
  • ·For emergencies after hrs, call 911 for mutual aid svc.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 716-581-0062
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.425 (716) 664–6005.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.975 RCO 122.1R 114.7T (BUFFALO RADIO) ®BUFFALO APP/DEP CON 126.05 (1100–0500Z‡) ®CLEVLAND CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.075 (0500–1100Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Buffalo Apch at 716-626-6920, when Apch clsd ctc Cleveland ARTCC at 440-774-0232.
  • ·CLASS E svc 1100–0300Z‡ Sun–Fri, 1200–2300Z‡ Sat; other times CLASS G.
  • ·JAMESTOWN (VH) (H) VOR/DME 114.7 JHW Chan 94 N42º11.32´ W79º07.28´ 258º 6.5 NM to fld. 1786/7W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 045º–055º byd 40 NM 095º–110º byd 40 NM 150º–160º byd 40 NM 170º–225º byd 40 NM 295º–305º byd 40 NM 315º–325º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 109.7 I–JHW Chan 34 Rwy 25.
  • ·Glideslope unusable blw 2,100´.
  • ·JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (See NEW YORK on page 225) DETROIT H–10H, L–30H IAP, AD NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · JHW

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

5

38.5% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 47,330 ops in 1994

2024 total

9,445

10-yr total

186,638

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

16.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

6.18

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=12

  • Loss of control 3
  • Other 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Runway excursion 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-06-06 Cirrus SR22 · Loss of control · day →
2024-08-05 Cessna 750 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-11-01 Grumman GA7 · CFIT · IMC · night →
2013-06-20 IAI Gulfstream200 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2008-12-21 DASSAULT/SUD FAN JET · Runway excursion · night →
2007-01-08 Piper PA-60-601P · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · day →
2004-06-22 Cessna P210N · Loss of control · day →
1998-07-20 Miehl TEAM HI-MAX-1700R · Other · VMC · day →
1997-08-14 Cessna 170B · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1988-04-29 Piper PA-28-181 · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · night →
1986-10-18 Piper PA-28-235 · Other · IMC · day →
1982-10-10 American Aviation AA-1A · Weather · day →

Designees in NY

CFI Flight Instructors 1,580 A&P Mechanics 7,868 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 68 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 17 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 12 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 30 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 74 Clubs Flying Clubs 47 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 17

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Louis James Nalbone Ashville NY 8 nm
Lester Ray Zook North East PA 26 nm
Peter Treichler Akron NY 62 nm
James Douglas Martin Dansville NY 73 nm
Martin Andrew Haski New Castle PA 85 nm
Kenneth Joseph Lindsay Rush NY 87 nm
Michael Wiley Bowser Wellsboro PA 90 nm
Patrick Mauro Long Bloomfield NY 92 nm
Charles Edward Sargent Beaver Falls PA 97 nm
Eric Carl Stormfels Beaver Falls PA 97 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Daniel Edward Olson Jamestown NY 4 nm
Michael Anthony Tallon Jr Jamestown NY 4 nm
Brian Thomas Chase Jamestown NY 4 nm
Michael Brian Herdzik Kennedy NY 7 nm
Louis James Nalbone Ashville NY 8 nm
Andrew Jeffrey Carlson Ashville NY 8 nm
Daniel Joseph Rensel Ashville NY 8 nm
Timothy Daniel Cook Ashville NY 8 nm
Ryan Clifford Burlingame Cassadaga NY 12 nm
John Warren Savage Jr Mayville NY 13 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Kenton Leonard Johnson Falconer NY 3 nm
William Stanton Bender Jamestown NY 4 nm
Kenneth Bruce Franzen Jamestown NY 4 nm
Michael Burton Gordon Jamestown NY 4 nm
Thomas Allen Swafford Jamestown NY 4 nm
William Joseph Radack Jamestown NY 4 nm
Leonard John Nalbone Jamestown NY 4 nm
John David Stuteville Jr Jamestown NY 4 nm
Albert Edward Simmons Jamestown NY 4 nm
Stephen Andrew Newkirk Jamestown NY 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Advanced AeroWorks and Avionics, LLC
Indiana, PA
 92 nm
Quality Avionics
Zelienople, PA
 97 nm
Beaver Air Group LLC
Beaver Falls, PA
 98 nm
Advanced Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Belle Vernon, PA
 120 nm
3 in the Green
Selinsgrove, PA
 134 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 152 nm
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
 154 nm
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
 159 nm
Missionary Maintenance Services
Coshocton, OH
 161 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 162 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.